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Wantagh school officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the South High School girls varsity tennis team on March 17.

Wantagh officials investigating hate speech

Wantagh school district officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the Valley Stream South High School girls varsity tennis team last week. more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/2/21

The Wantagh community will vote on their district’s budget on May 18.

District asks residents to override tax cap in budget

The Wantagh community is currently at a crossroad. The current version of the 2021-2022 Wantagh School District budget presented to the public is valued at about $83.5 million, a 2.82 percent change from last year’s budget. And the estimated tax levy to support this budget is approximately $64.1 million, representing a 4.80 percent change from the current tax levy. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/2/21

Bifone, Reisert and Leimbach raised $110,511 through a number of community events and fundraising efforts.

Fundraising for cancer research

Most people know someone who has been affected by cancer. Among a group of childhood friends from Wantagh, everyone has at least one family member who either overcame or succumbed to the illness. And the group saw a friend survive leukemia when they all attended Wantagh Elementary School. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 3/31/21

Let’s allow schools to decide on activities

As difficult as the coronavirus pandemic has been for all of us, our children were the least equipped to handle the sudden disruption of their daily lives and routines. Ripped from in-school learning . . . more

By Steve Rhoads | 3/25/21

Isabella Kugal, an eighth-grade digital photography student at Wantagh Middle School, was one of several students who photographed the Wantagh Train Museum.

Wantagh Middle School photographers ‘Love Where They Live'

Through various photography assignments, Wantagh Middle School eighth grade digital photography students in Jaclyn Gentilesco’s class have observed objects from various perspectives and have … more

3/18/21

Levittown Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Todd Winch helped recognize the PTA Council Board and PTA presidents during the board of education meeting on March 10.

Levittown School Board embraces new technology

During the Levittown Public Schools Board of Education meeting on March 10 at the Levittown Memorial Education Center, the board and community learned about the instructional apps and websites that … more

3/18/21

Lee Road fifth grader Chloe Perrira presented on Rosa Parks.

Fifth grade students shine light on Civil Rights heroes

Students in Eileen Vogel’s fifth grade class at Lee Road Elementary School, which is in the Levittown School District and includes Wantagh and Seaford students, recently explored influential … more

3/18/21

Hanna Carey, 18, a member of Girl Scout Troop 3432 in Wantagh, is collecting food and supplies for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. She set up a donation box at the Wantagh Fire Department on Feb. 28, which Capt. Chris Dolley christened with its first donation.

‘Hunger Warriors’ go to battle Wantagh Girl Scout is fighting food insecurity

Since she was a child, Hanna Carey has valued community service. Carey is putting these lessons in service toward her Gold Award project with Girl Scout Troop 3432. Dubbed “Hanna’s Hunger Warriors,” the project aims to collect 2,000 pounds of food and supplies to donate to Island Harvest Food Bank in Bethpage. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 3/17/21

Wantagh High School students will return to a full, in-person schedule on March 15 and 22.

Wantagh secondary students returning full time

As vaccinations are administered and new cases of Covid-19 are beginning to fall, middle and high school students in the Wantagh Union Free School District will gain some semblance of normalcy – a full, in-person schedule. more

By Jennifer Corr | 3/16/21

Herald Community Newspapers seek 2021 summer interns

Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2021 summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long Beach … more

3/12/21

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